What makes people so arrogant when they lose weight?

[Anonymous]

And why do they become depressed when they gain all they weight back on?

[Sonorous]

Because of the way we have to see & act in the world. Because of the necessary games we have to play as animals.

Don't do "[insert bad]," be "[insert good]!" Don't be at the "bottom!" Be at the "top!"

So, if we want to survive & thrive in this unforgiving place, we have to mostly look at things through those linear lenses. And in order to make what we see as positive change come about, we need to have goals. We view those goals as being at the top of whatever we highly value. And if we ever reach those goals, it's easy to see ourselves as being more competent or innately better than another primate because of it. And that feeling can be a very rare thing, so that's why it commonly feels good to capitalize on it.

Now as for those same people losing weight and becoming depressed, they likely became arrogant because of insecurities that we all have to some degree. We want to be good enough. We want to be accepted. We want to be loved & valued. So, when the circumstances that brought about those insecurities start to surface, it's easy to get depressed. And it's easy to get overwhelmed by our total suffering. For deprssed people, after doing the cost-benefit analysis, it's easy to find that there aren't many good reasons to go out and embody valued meaning anymore.